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Myanmar's Opposition Leader Visits the White House Aung San Suu Kyi , winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and now a member of the Myanmar parliament, has received the Congressional Gold Medal that she was awarded while under house arrest in 2008. Suu Kyi also spoke at an event co-sponsored by the Asia Society , where Suzanne DiMaggio is Vice President of Global Policy Programs.
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Myanmar's Opposition Leader Visits the White House Aung San Suu Kyi , winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and now a member of the Myanmar parliament, has received the Congressional Gold Medal that she was awarded while under house arrest in 2008. Suu Kyi also spoke at an event co-sponsored by the Asia Society , where Suzanne DiMaggio is Vice President of Global Policy Programs.
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